Dec 30 Foreclosure Fight? Bankruptcy Is Best, Says the Dean Name: Laura Hanson Question: Like so many others, I have an unaffordable mortgage getting worse every day. Eventually I will have to foreclose or sell. Is there only help for people who are already foreclosing or is it possible to… Continue reading
Dec 30 The American Dream Deferred: What Befell our Strategic Defaulters? We've devoted a lot of attention to the foreclosure crisis threatening the homes of so many Americans, and to various ways they've sought help: non-profit third parties; the government's loan modification program, HAMP. But you may remember… Continue reading
Dec 30 The Loan Mod Squad: A Request to Business Desk Readers Name: Toby Hanna Question: I purchased a house in 2006. A year ago I tried to get the loan modified with the help of a modification company that cost me $2,000. Bank of America sent modification papers in September… Continue reading
Dec 29 Robert the Robot, the Mechanical Man Name: Jose Question: In Virginia we have a non-judicial foreclosure process. The servicers and their attorneys refuse to provide information as to who the true creditor is, they refuse to answer qualified written requests -- they apparently have a license… Continue reading
Dec 29 On Wednesday's NewsHour: New York Digs Out; Ivory Coast Standoff; India's Water Shortages; Patti Smith NEW YORK CITY DIGS OUT | Days after a major northeastern blizzard hit the Big Apple, airlines are still struggling to get stranded passengers back in the air. Residents are navigating around stranded cars and buses as the city tries… Continue reading
Dec 29 Ray Suarez Responds to Critics of Cuba Series By Ray Suarez Cuba -- its past, present and future -- sits comfortably in a category, along with abortion, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and now global climate change, of difficult stories to tell. No matter what the reporter writes, he or she is going… Continue reading
Dec 29 Robert the Robot, the Mechanical Man By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's today's query: Name: Jose Question: In Virginia we have a non-judicial foreclosure process. The… Continue reading
Dec 28 On Tuesday's NewsHour: Blizzard Aftermath, Iraq's New Government EAST COAST DIGS OUT | The paralyzed air travel system in the Northeast slowly came to life Tuesday after a monster snowstorm stranded thousands. Gwen Ifill speaks with USA Today aviation reporter Ben Mutzabaugh about why it will take… Continue reading
Dec 28 The Loan Mod Squad: A Request to Business Desk Readers By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's today's query: Name: Toby Hanna Question: I purchased a house in 2006. A year… Continue reading
Dec 28 In Kenya, Generating Wealth - One Cow at a Time By Larisa Epatko With mainstream banks and microfinance organizations mainly helping business startups in urban Kenya, a group called Juhudi Kilimo decided to focus on rural small-holder farmers. Continue reading